Notes
This book was written by the author hoping to counter the culture that she feared would stereotype her daughter and diminish her confidence. Three years was spent searching for strategies to nurture her daughter’s growing sense of self. This book is the result. It offers hundreds of specific suggestions and tools for fostering a daughter’s independence and individuality, encouraging parents to act now by exploring seven practical paths. This extraordinary book offers parents the skjills to shatter stereotypes that can stunt a daughter’s growth while giving her the tools to nourish her strength, spirit, and capacity to care.Contents
Contents : prologue : the girl in the elevator -- introduction : equalist parents : seven strategies for raising a strong, spirited daughter -- Strategy 1 : discover your own stereotypes -- Strategy 2 : believe her story -- Strategy 3 : declare her independence -- Strategy 4 : bring home heroines -- Strategy 5 : wear gender glasses -- Strategy 6 : tell the truth about beauty -- Strategy 7 : learn what she learns -- epilogue : the girl in the elevator -- notes
